Personal & Culinary Services at Orange Coast College

Every personal and culinary services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the personal and culinary services program at Orange Coast College stacks up to those at other schools.

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and approximately 18,125 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Personal & Culinary Services section at the bottom of this page.

Orange Coast College Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Personal & Culinary Services

Orange Coast College Personal & Culinary Services Rankings

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Personal & Culinary Services Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the personal and culinary services majors at Orange Coast College.

Orange Coast College Personal & Culinary Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of personal and culinary services associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in personal and culinary services only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in personal and culinary services graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Orange Coast College with a associate's in personal and culinary services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Personal & Culinary Services

The following personal and culinary services concentations are available at Orange Coast College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Orange Coast College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts	19

Related Majors

• Construction Trades
• Transportation & Materials Moving
• Mechanic & Repair Technologies
• Precision Production

Careers That Personal & Culinary Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in personal and culinary services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Orange Coast College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Restaurant Cooks	166,420	$30,620
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	93,570	$37,230
Bartenders	66,320	$30,850
Food Service Managers	37,030	$57,920
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	33,570	$31,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.